تاريخ Flashcards
تواريخ واحداث مادى التاريخ (25 cards)
What year did the Berlin Wall fall?
1989
True or False: The Cuban Missile Crisis occurred in 1962.
True
Fill in the blank: The _____ Pact was a military alliance formed by the Soviet Union in 1955.
Warsaw
What was the primary purpose of NATO when it was formed in 1949?
To provide collective defense against the Soviet Union.
Which event marked the beginning of the Cold War?
The post-World War II tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union.
What year was the Korean War initiated?
1950
Multiple Choice: Which of the following events is considered a proxy war during the Cold War? A) Vietnam War B) Gulf War C) World War I
A) Vietnam War
What was the significance of the Marshall Plan initiated in 1948?
It aimed to aid Europe’s economic recovery after World War II, thereby preventing the spread of communism.
True or False: The Space Race was a competition between the U.S. and the USSR for supremacy in space exploration.
True
Fill in the blank: The _____ Doctrine was a U.S. policy to contain the spread of communism.
Truman
What major event occurred in 1985 that signified a shift in Soviet policies?
The rise of Mikhail Gorbachev and his policies of Glasnost and Perestroika.
Which treaty, signed in 1968, aimed to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons?
The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)
What was the outcome of the Vietnam War for the United States?
The U.S. withdrew its forces, and Vietnam was unified under communist control.
Multiple Choice: Which country was not part of the Warsaw Pact? A) Poland B) Romania C) Yugoslavia
C) Yugoslavia
What year did the Soviet Union officially dissolve?
1991
True or False: The Helsinki Accords were a series of agreements signed in 1975 to improve relations between the Eastern and Western blocs.
True
Fill in the blank: The _____ Crisis was a 1979 event where the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan.
Soviet-Afghan
What was the purpose of the Berlin Blockade in 1948-1949?
To cut off access to West Berlin in an attempt to force the Allies to abandon it.
What event in 1956 demonstrated the tensions within the Eastern Bloc?
The Hungarian Revolution.
What was the main goal of the SALT treaties?
To limit the number of nuclear weapons held by the U.S. and the USSR.
Multiple Choice: Which U.S. president is associated with the policy of détente? A) Ronald Reagan B) Richard Nixon C) John F. Kennedy
B) Richard Nixon
What was the purpose of the Warsaw Pact?
To establish a collective defense alliance for communist countries in Eastern Europe.
True or False: The Iron Curtain was a term used to describe the division between Western and Eastern Europe.
True
Fill in the blank: The _____ War was a conflict between the U.S. and the Soviet Union that was fought indirectly through proxy wars.
Cold
